Weather Alert in California
Special Weather Statement issued February 17 at 8:44PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast; Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
DESCRIPTION: At 843 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 24 miles east of Santa Maria to 27 miles west of Point Conception. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Brief weak tornado is possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Santa Maria... Lompoc... Point Conception... Santa Ynez... Solvang... Vandenberg Space Force Base... Orcutt... Cuyama... Los Alamos... Highway 101 through Gaviota State Park... Buellton... Sisquoc... Figueroa Mountain... Highway 166 between Twitchell Dam and the Cuyama Valley... Vandenberg Village... Lake Cachuma... and Mission Hills.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
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Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform
look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud.
The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation,
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